The Today’s Trucking Top 100 ranking of Canada’s largest for-hire truck fleets has been compiled for 2022. While much has changed in the wake of recent mergers and acquisitions, there are some familiar faces at the top. Here are the rankings for the 25 largest fleets among them. (Rankings are based on equipment totals provided […]
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Intermodal shipping containers are used worldwide to transport goods from the most remote parts of the world to its biggest cities. However, few people know that a high-school-educated truck driver from North Carolina invented the internationally used container. Malcolm McLean’s invention was inspired in the early 1930s. One day he was watching the workers loading
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Trucking was more expensive in 2021 than ever before, according to the latest Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking report from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). The total cost of trucking increased 12.7% in 2021, to US$1.855 per mile, according to the study of U.S. fleets. That’s the highest cost on record, and
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The charging infrastructure is a critical constraint in the electric vehicle (EV) transition for the commercial vehicle industry in Canada, a new Deloitte Canada report reveals. Strategic planning and collaboration […] Source: Truck News
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Trucking employees may be relatively satisfied in their jobs, but more than one in four of those surveyed say they have considered leaving their employers in the past year. The […] Source: Truck News
Survey finds 28% considered leaving trucking jobs in past year Read More »
Cummins on Wednesday announced that Bonnie Fetch has been named vice-president – global supply chain and manufacturing, effective Feb. 1. Fetch currently serves as vice-president – North America regional operating team and distribution business supply chain services. “Bonnie is the right person for this role as we continue navigating supply chain challenges and executing our
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Trailer designs play a role in fuel economy, but U.S. regulators seem ready to abandon the stalled rules that would have required trailer updates in the name of reducing greenhouse […] Source: Truck News
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An inability to procure new equipment, the labor shortage, and the ongoing Driver Inc. business model are the top issues facing Canadian fleet executives, according to a new Nanos survey. The survey, conducted on behalf of the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA), included 36 senior executives representing companies operating more than 39,000 trucks. Respondents said they
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Aaron Schaaf from LTT Logistics drove away with the top prize – the Ann Taylor Grand Champion Award – during the Alberta Motor Transport Association’s Professional Truck Driving Championship held […] Source: Truck News
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Hydra Energy has teamed with First Truck Centre for installations of its hydrogen/diesel retrofit systems. Hydra says the retrofits curb carbon emissions by up to 40% per truck without degrading performance or increasing fuel costs. First Truck Centre’s 13 Western Canada locations are being trained on the installation process and will become official Hydra conversion
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